I tried a DTS file and from the digital out its fine, so at max volume the digital out is good.
Yet when I grab the bits going to the DAC chip itself in the SB3 the volume is lower than when I send the same file through a normal player to my external DAC. I also compared softqueeze and squeezeslave, softsqueeze (in which the volume control works) is softer than the direct file, but squeezeslave which is NOT controled by the volume control is the same output level as the direct file. This sems to point to something in the volume control processing that just goes to the analog outs and not the digital out. Whatever this is also seems to be effecting softsqueeze in the same way as the actual hardware. I have replay gain set to disabled and preamp volume set to 0. This bring up an interesting question, how are replay gain and preamp volume integrated in to the main volume? Are all three combined in slimserver and one volume level sent to the player? Are all three sent separately and the player combines them into one volume level and applies that to the signal or are they sent separately and each attenuates the signal in a separate step? I've read a few things about some people liking the sound of some older firmware versions better, I wonder if this volume control issue could be related? John S. -- JohnSwenson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26002 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
